P-T cars invade NW autocross!

[JayR]

Ok, so there was only 3 of us out of a large field last Sunday but people were stopping to stare. One guy in a new car even stopped at tech and said "I didn't know there was a showcar here too!"

I talked my friends into coming out this time and we had a blast. Devin(Lat-g screen name; Project Mayhem) brought out his killer Charger, Fred in his Ride Tech equipped 67 Camaro (FredD106) and Chris (YouthPastor) co-drove his wife's G35 since his Camaro is in bare metal at the moment.

Thanks to the guys for coming out and thanks to my cousin Adam for documenting it on his camera. Much better pics than last time!

The Buick worked great and with the Hotchkis, Lee, Bilstein, Baer and BF/G parts all working in perfect harmony, I've been able to ramp my learning curve in total control with the anemic 300" motor and Powerglide buzzing along in first gear but this winter, it's getting a boost of hp.

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[JayR]

Devin and his car are the real deal. Debuted in the Mopar Booth at SEMA, ran 11 second quarter miles, full features in PHR, Super Rod and Mopar Collector's Guide and since then he has road tripped it not trailered it to Las Vegas and a Nor-Cal Good Guys show as well as having it at the Playboy Mansion last year for Mopars at the Mansion

This pretty much sums up his attitude toward driving the hell out of this car.
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Based on his reaction to his first autocross, I think this is probably still what his face looks like.
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[JayR]

Fred's car is a super clean 67 with a stout 383 and a 4 speed that he really wants to swap for a 5 speed over the winter. His suspension consists of Shockwaves on all 4 corners with some swaybars he will likely be upgrading this winter now that he's been bitten by the autocross bug.
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[buickfunnycar.com]

Looks like a freaking Rushforth lovefest if you ask me...what did you throw the guys out with Budniks?

[JayR]

There was a cool selection of cars there which is one of my favorite things about the autocross. This little Lotus Exige looked like it was on a zip-line the way it went through the course and laid down low e.t. for the day.

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The guy driving this GTR had it on 18" slicks instead of the stock 20s and drove it like he stole it and was on the heels of the Exige but with all that mass, could never quite pull a clean run and had cone rash all down the sides to prove it! Hats off to anyone who does that to a new supercar!
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This Viper was getting driven hard and even swapped ends and backed it into the weeds at speed. This shot was late in the afternoon with the sun nice and low and just came out perfect.
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[DarkBuddha]

:banghead: You people are killing me... j/k. I'm glad you guys are getting out there, but it would've been nice to be able to be there, especially after I begged PT folks to come out to the BSCC events for the last couple years (I even wore my p-t.com shirt a couple times). It's addictive, isn't it. :drive2:

[DarkBuddha]

BTW, what were your scratch times? Just curious. Oh, and I'll tell you from experience now, be appreciative of how long the course can be on that track, 'cause there are plenty of places where folks are stuck auto-x'ing in dinky parking lots.

[blown9746]

NIce cars. Any further info on that charger?

I'm going to try autox for the first time next weekend in my wife's JCW cooper

[JayR]

BTW, what were your scratch times? Just curious. Oh, and I'll tell you from experience now, be appreciative of how long the course can be on that track, 'cause there are plenty of places where folks are stuck auto-x'ing in dinky parking lots.

Dude! I feel your frustration and is why I was so stoked to drag some buddies out but next year, I hope even more buddies and members can make it out.

I know what you mean about the tiny courses and have been to those too but never run one.

The Lotus was running clean 48s all afternoon with the GTR a second off his heels but always with cones. Fred's best was 62 in the Camaro with Devin's Charger running a 64 and my best at 65.

[JayR]

NIce cars. Any further info on that charger?

I'm going to try autox for the first time next weekend in my wife's JCW cooper

Here's his life story http://www.popularhotrodding.com/features/0711sr_1969_dodge_charger/index.html which is actually a really good read.
He has history with this car too. Purchased in High School, then stolen from him 5 years ago only to be recovered and damaged in a high speed chase a month later when he decided it would not see the road again until it was his dream car. Goal achieved.